FOR HER SAKE
S2 - Graduation

Tiara and Alvaro decide to stay at their parents' house. They haven't stayed there for a long time. Maybe not since they moved house.

They slept on their two hearts. Give a gentle swipe to the child who is right next to them.

Tiara was humming singing the children's favorite lullaby. The woman did not not not know if her husband had been staring at her. She was reluctant to look back at her husband.

Not because the advice of mommy Shevi and her friends is meaningless. Only Tiara's prestige was still too high to admit defeat and forgive. Suddenly he came back good. The woman did not want her pride to fall.

When Fari who was in the middle of Alvaro gave a gentle swipe had fallen asleep, the man's hand hesitantly stretched out to touch the cheek of Tiara who began to fall asleep.

Tiara stiffened when she felt her husband's hand, but the woman let it go. She would not hate her husband too much. He will try to reopen himself and improve their household relations. Although not in a blatant and significant way.

Alvaro smiled, knowing his wife had not slept and allowed himself to touch her. His heart warmed with the acceptance of his wife who was beginning to make progress. Not immediately brushed off or looking at him sharply.

"I miss yank." whispered Alvaro in the silence of the night who caressed Tiara's ears and shook the woman's heart.

Tiara bit the inside of her lips. Preventing so that the spout does not break. Trying hard to hold back tears so as not to spill.

He misses too. He was also tormented.

A warm kiss landed on his forehead. There was a whisper after that.

"Tomorrow I'll graduate. You want to come, right?" alvaro's voice sounded weak. Know if his request will not be fulfilled.

"But if you don't want to, don't want to either. Later let me be the same father as you." the murmur of despair was again heard.

Tiara was even shocked to learn that Alvaro would be at graduation tomorrow. It was so bad that she did not know when her husband's schedule for graduation.

"But if you want to come. I'm ready to put his shirt on. Tomorrow I may leave in the morning. Want to pick up dad with mom first thing."

Tiara did not know what to answer. Until the woman completely fell asleep and did not find the right words to improve their relationship.

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Tiara bit her finger with one hand folded on her chest. Walking back and forth in his spacious room. The clock shows the number ten in the morning. But Alvaro was gone before he woke up.

He was confused whether he would come or not. The kids are playing downstairs. Not feeling the shock her mother felt.

Tiara got closer to the bed. Sitting cross-legged staring at the box containing the clothes that Alvaro prepared for her if she wanted to come to her husband's graduation.

"Lho. Brother not ready yet?" mommy Shevi who just entered her son's room was shocked to see Tiara still sitting on the bed complete with a nightgown. The graduation ceremony is at one o'clock in the afternoon. Not to mention the trip that was definitely stuck. At least they had to leave at eleven or half twelve in anticipation of the time if stuck in traffic.

"Mommy wants to come to Alvaro's graduation too?" Tiara was even more surprised to see her mommy was already beautiful with a modern kebaya that was the same color as what Alvaro gave her, only minus the make up because it was not time to leave.

"Come here. Mommy's childhood graduation, mommy's not coming. It's a shower. Let mommy's kids take care of it."

Tiara looked at mommy Shevi with a bitten lip. He has not decided whether to come or not.

"Why again?"

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Alvaro had already resigned when one and a half o'clock and his wife had not been seen. Maybe she was still too angry with him.

The man invited his mother and father to come in and sit in the chair for the invitees, before he joined the other graduates.

When he was called as the best graduate there was no happiness in his heart.

That sadness still gnawed at him as father and mother hugged him proudly. Giving her congratulations was also a warm kiss from her mother.

"Mother is proud of my brother. Although there are more responsibilities that brother embraces, but brother can still finish college well." proud voice wrapped in the vibe haru from the mother, able to invite the eyes of Alvaro to heat up.

"Thank you ma'am. Thank you for every prayer I pray. Thank you for the support you always give me. Brother wouldn't be like this if it wasn't for mom."

For Alvaro. Mother is everything. The woman who understands herself the most.

Even when today Tiara was not present to accompany him, mother did not shower him with many questions.

"Good bang. I'm proud of you." His father's heavy voice penetrated his heart. Fathers who rarely praise their children now say they are proud.

"Weiii congratulations broo.. Cumlaude.. Cool.. Cool.. It was invincible." Dika hugged and patted the back of the Boss and his best friend for two years.

Not just Dika. But almost all of the Emperor Company's children came to congratulate him. And do not want to miss to take pictures with him who wears Toga.

"Congratulations boss.happy bang Bobby.." Nila brought a bouquet of flowers for her and the same Bobby at graduation today.

The children took turns to congratulate them. Also her same-age friend at graduation today.

"Congratulations man.. Always winner. I tried so hard to give it a try." Alvaro only chuckled in response to the carelessness of his friends.

"Eeh angel from where it's really pretty."

"You're my nyamperin like him." Alvaro's confident friend tidied up the toga he was wearing.

Alvaro only chuckles and does not come to see who his friends mean. The problem with Pita makes Alvaro care less about the presence of women by his side except for his wife.

"Basic kuya! bini temen himself want to move!" Bobby pulled out his friend's head.

"Eh? bini who?" tanyanya cengo's.

"This boss sir, I'm!"

Alvaro immediately turned around after Bobby said boss sir. He means that, right? and it means the woman that her friend meant...

"Near!" exclaimed Alvaro with a flowery heart. His smile was perfect. What's more seeing the woman also smiling sweetly at him. A smile he hadn't seen in a long time. The smile she missed so much.

It's not wrong her friend said Tiara was an angel. The woman looks very beautiful with the modern kebaya she bought.

The woman stood in the apit mommy Shevi and daddy Alvin with the children standing in front of them.

The man walked with wide strides toward his wife and children. There is no hesitation in directly hugging the wife. While his wife could not possibly refuse his embrace in public places and in the presence of their parents.

"Congratulations papa.. Sorry for coming so late."

Nothing makes him happier than the call of the father coming out of the mouth of his wife. He was even willing to risk everything he had in order to always hear the call from his wife.

"Thank you.." replies Alvaro "Still.." That's all Alvaro can say. Thank you to the wife who forgave him. And thank you for the wife who wants to be present at the most important event.

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